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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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