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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education