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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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