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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education