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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education