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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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