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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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