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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources