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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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