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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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