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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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