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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education