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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources