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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education