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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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