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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)