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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education