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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources