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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates 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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