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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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