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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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