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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in 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. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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