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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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