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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources