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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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