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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth 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. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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