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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources