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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources