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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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