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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education