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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. 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. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education