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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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