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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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