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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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