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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education