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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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