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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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