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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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