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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources