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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources