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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)