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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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