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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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