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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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