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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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