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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are 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 lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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