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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. 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 customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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