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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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