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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes 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. MOOCs are customarily 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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