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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources