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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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