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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses 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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