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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates 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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