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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources