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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources