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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)