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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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