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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education