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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education