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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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