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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education