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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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