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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education