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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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