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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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 institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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