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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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