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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources