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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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