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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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