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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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