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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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