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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education