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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. 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 MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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