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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources