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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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