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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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