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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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