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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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