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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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