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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources