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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education