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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take 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 almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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