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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition