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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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