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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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