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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education