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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources