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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources