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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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