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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly 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 several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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