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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources