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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education