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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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