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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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