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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education