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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education