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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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