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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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