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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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