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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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