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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth 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 learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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