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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources