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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education