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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources