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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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