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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources