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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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