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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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