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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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