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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)