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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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