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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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