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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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