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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources