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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources