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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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