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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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