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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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