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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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