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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources