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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education