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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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