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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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