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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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