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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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