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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free 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 lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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