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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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