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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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