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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently 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 lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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