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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education