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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students 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. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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