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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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