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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources