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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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