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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)