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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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