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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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