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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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