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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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