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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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