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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources