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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key 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