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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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