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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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