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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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