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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources