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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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