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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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