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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part 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. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key 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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