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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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