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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources