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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. 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. These massive open courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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