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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources