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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition