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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting 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 explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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