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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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