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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition