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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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