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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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