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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education