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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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