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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the 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