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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently 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 lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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