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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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