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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education