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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free 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 many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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