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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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