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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free 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 many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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