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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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