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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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