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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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