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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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