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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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