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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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