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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education