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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC 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 many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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