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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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