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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education