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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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