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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources