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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources