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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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