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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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