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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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