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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources