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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education