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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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