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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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