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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources