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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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