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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources