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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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