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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education