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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources