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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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