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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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