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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always 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 topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major 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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