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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly 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. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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