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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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