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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources