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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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