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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts 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 low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education