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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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