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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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