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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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MOOCS And Open Educational Resources