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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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