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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education