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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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