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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources