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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education