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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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