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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources