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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education