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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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