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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. 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. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources