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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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