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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education