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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition