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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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