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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free 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 many subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates 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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