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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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