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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education