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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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