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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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