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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free 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 variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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