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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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