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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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