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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources