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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources