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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources