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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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