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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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