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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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