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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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