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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources