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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources