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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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