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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources