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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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