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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education