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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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