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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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