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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education