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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education