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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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