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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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