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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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