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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources