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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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