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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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