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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition