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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources