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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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