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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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