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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources