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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources