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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education