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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically 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 numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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