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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources