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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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