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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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