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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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