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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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