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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources