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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources