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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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