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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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