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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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