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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education