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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education