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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources