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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes 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 MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major 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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