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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students 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 topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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