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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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