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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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