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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources