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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources