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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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