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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources