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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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