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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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