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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses 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 massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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