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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources