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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources