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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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