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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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