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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources