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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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