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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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