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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources