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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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