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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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