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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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