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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources