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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources