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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the 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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