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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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