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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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