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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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