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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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