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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)