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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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