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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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