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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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