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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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