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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources