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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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