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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always 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 subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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