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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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