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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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