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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes 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. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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