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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education