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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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