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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education