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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education