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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important 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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