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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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