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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the 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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