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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources