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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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