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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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