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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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