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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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