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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources