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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education