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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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