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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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