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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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