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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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