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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources