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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources