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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources