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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education