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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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