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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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