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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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