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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources