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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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