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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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