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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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