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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education