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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always 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 blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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