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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources