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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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