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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition