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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of 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 online courses are commonly 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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