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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education