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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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