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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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