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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important 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 Educational Resources