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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources