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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education