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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition