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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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