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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free 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. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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