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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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