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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources