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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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