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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources