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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources