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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources