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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)