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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources