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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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