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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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