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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources