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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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