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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources