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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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