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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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