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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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