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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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