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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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