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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)