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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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