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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take 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. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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