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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources