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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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