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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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