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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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