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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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