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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education