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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants 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 online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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