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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources