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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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