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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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