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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 classes are customarily 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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