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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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