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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education