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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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