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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)