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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources