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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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