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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education