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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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