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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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