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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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