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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)