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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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