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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education