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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free 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. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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