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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)