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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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