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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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