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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources