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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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