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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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