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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews 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 Education