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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education