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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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