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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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