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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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