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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education