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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)