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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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