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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)