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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. 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 organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources