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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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