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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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