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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources