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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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