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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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