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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources