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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. 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. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education