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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources