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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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