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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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