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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)