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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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