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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education