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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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