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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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