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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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