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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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