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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate 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. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources