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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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