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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes 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 typically 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. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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