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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes 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. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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