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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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