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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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