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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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