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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources