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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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