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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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