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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources