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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education