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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)