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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education