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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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