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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education