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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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