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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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