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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically 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 many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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