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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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