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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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