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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education