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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources