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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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