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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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