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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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