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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always 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 several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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