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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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