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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education