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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources