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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. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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