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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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