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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources