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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always 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 blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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