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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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