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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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