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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources