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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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