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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources