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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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