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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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