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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches 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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