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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources