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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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