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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. 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. These MOOC classes are normally free 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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