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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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