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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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