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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major 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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