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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not 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 variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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