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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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