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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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