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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education