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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education