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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education