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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources