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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education