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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education