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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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