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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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