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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources