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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily 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 variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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