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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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