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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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