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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources