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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources