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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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