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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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