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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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