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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free 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 a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major 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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