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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education