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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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