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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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