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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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