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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)