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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education