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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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