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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor 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 distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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