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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources